Composition comprising Fut2-dependent oligosaccharides and Lacto-N-neotetraose for use in promoting brain development and cognition
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsCarlos Antonio De Castro, Norbert Sprenger, Sagar Thakkar
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Abstract
This invention relates to the use of a nutritional composition comprising Fut2-dependent oligosaccharides for promoting brain growth and development in infants in the very early postnatal period. The nutritional composition comprises Fut2-dependent oligosaccharides and Lacto-N-neotetraose and is specifically for use in promoting brain catch-up growth in preterm infants or infants with low-birth weight. The invention further relates to a kit comprising at least two of these nutritional compositions.
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A method for promoting brain growth and development in an infant between 0 and 4 months of age in need of brain catch-up growth, the method comprising administering a nutritional composition comprising 2′Fucosyllactose (2′FL) and Lacto-N-Neotetraose (LNnT) to the infant, the nutritional composition does not contain probiotics, and the amount of 2′-fucosyllactose is between 0.8-8.0 g/L of the nutritional composition.
A method to provide nutrition to an infant between 0 and 4 months of age in need of brain catch-up growth, the method comprising feeding a nutritional composition comprising 2′Fucosyllactose (2′FL) and Lacto-N-Neotetraose (LNnT) to the infant, the nutritional composition does not contain probiotics, and the amount of 2′-fucosyllactose is between 0.8-8.0 g/L of the nutritional composition.
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